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Podcast: THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast
Episode: Santa on the brain
Description: It's been almost 200 years since "A Visit from St. Nicholas" - better known today as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" - was published in the Troy Sentinel on Dec. 23, 1823. Columnist Joyce Bassett shares the curious, local history of the now-famous poem. Â Are meal and grocery delivery drivers clocking more miles than Santa? Table Hopping's Steve Barnes spoke to locals who are providing this essential service during the pandemic. Â Editorial writer and editor Akum Norder shares adorable local letters to Santa that appeared in the Dec. 24, 1900 issue of the Times-Union (hyphenated then). Plus, columnist Paul Grondahl takes a look at what's in...